Is a bequest of only the *Raqabah* (manumission bond) without the *Makatab*'s wealth valid?

General Chapter

Al-Mughni

Book of Mukātaba (Contractual Manumission)

Book 68 · Issue 3 · Bab 1

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By analogy with the previous issue, if a man bequeaths only the *Raqabah* of the *Makatab* without his wealth (*Mal al-Kitabah*), the bequest is invalid. However, the bequest of the *Raqabah* alone is valid if the testator bequeathed it to one man and the wealth to another man.